Study location	Italy, Milan
Type	Two-Year Master's Degrees, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MA

Tuition fee	€9,800 per year
Application fee	€120 one-time

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Bachelor’s degree. Applicants’ academic credentials will be evaluated on a case-bycase basis, provided they expect to graduate by December 31st, 2019. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German / French / Italian / Spanish. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements

English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+ Applicants must have an international certification that proves their English language proficiency is at a minimum B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (for example, IELTS score between 5.5 and 6.5, or TOEFL iBT score between 87 and 109). Any language certification must be less than three years old.

More information	iulm.com/..grammes/strategic-communication

Overview

The Master’s Degree in Strategic Communication is a dual degree programme that allows students to gain core skills for the most important areas of corporate communication. Students will be able to develop business and managerial competencies in Strategic Communication.
The Faculty is composed both by Italian Professors with significant foreign teaching experience and by relevant visiting Professors from international Universities, which have developed excellent study programs in Strategic Communication.
In particular, the Master’s Degree is developed in partnership with different Universities abroad and it will offer students the possibility to attend courses at partner Universities in European and non-European countries.

With the aim of enhancing its international vocation, the Master’s Degree in Strategic Communication (taught entirely in English) offers the possibility to attend courses at Universities abroad and obtain additional qualifications.

Starting from the academic year 2018-2019, students enrolled to the first year of the Master of Science in Strategic Communication can obtain a Postgraduate Certificate in Marketing Communications (Level 7 Framework of Higher Education Qualifications of UK) at Huddersfield University (UK). Courses attendance in UK will take place in the second semester of the second academic year (approximately January-May term).

To obtain the double degree, students need to attend at Huddersfield University courses about marketing and communication’s topics for a total of 30 ECTS (60 UK credits).

Dual Degree opportunities have been developed in cooperation with Huddersfield University and Cardiff Metropolitan University. Further opportunities of exchange will be offered at Universitè Catholique de Louvain (Belgium), Lund University (Sweden), Leeds University (UK), Royal Roads University (Canada), University of Technology Sidney (Australia) among others.

Career opportunities

The Master’s degree in Strategic Communication will train students to become highly qualified professionals and managers able to play different roles such as:

- Strategic Communication Manager, responsible for planning and coordinating communication strategies
- Global Reputation Manager, responsible for developing and constantly improving a brand or business reputation
- Communication Specialist, responsible for planning and coordinating communication activities in a specific area
- Stakeholder Relationship Manager, responsible for managing relationships with company stakeholders